In her 20-plus years as a Florida-based journalist. Susan Spencer-Wendel has covered many a noteworthy story: the William Kennedy Smith rape trial, the Rush Limbaugh pill-popping scandal, the ballot bedlam behind the 2000 presidential election.

But now she’s covering something all the more significant. Namely, the story of her own life – and death.

Since being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – Lou Gehrig’s disease – in the summer of 2011, the 45-year-old Spencer-Wendell has quit her regular job as a courts reporter for The Palm Beach Post in West Palm Beach, Fl., and instead focused on taking a series of trips envisioned as the coda to a life well lived. But like any great reporter, she’s also seen to it that she document the trips for the newspaper’s readers. Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.